Addan(addon)
/AD-an/
Summary
A Babylonian locality from which certain Jews returned after the exile who could not prove their Israelite ancestry.
☩Identity
Addan (also spelled Addon in Nehemiah) was one of several Babylonian localities mentioned among the places from which Jews returned to Judah with Zerubbabel. Those who came from Addan, Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, and Immer could not prove their genealogy as genuine Israelites, raising questions about their membership in the congregation of Israel. The name appears to be connected with the Babylonian god Addu.
Key verses:Ezra 2:59Nehemiah 7:61
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Addan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Addan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).